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14/2/2006
International: Anti-blasphemy clause in rights body?
The president of the UN General Assembly recently took over fractious negotiations to establish a new UN human rights body, with Islamic nations wanting language against blasphemy because of the dispute over cartoons in a Danish newspaper.
14/2/2006
Afghanistan: Don’t allow warlords to silence Malalai Joya
13/2/2006
Turkey: Turkish Civil and Penal Code Reforms from a gender perspective: the success of two nationwide campaigns
A concise overview of the new legal status of women in Turkey in light of recent legal changes. Women see new gains across many areas ranging from domestic violence to political participation & from sexual rights to women's right to economic independence.
12/2/2006
International: Center for Reproductive Rights announces launch of Arabic website
One of the only on-line resources for reproductive rights information in Arabic which aims to provide Arabic speakers with information and advocacy tools on reproductive health and rights.
12/2/2006
International: Islamic feminism revisited
Surveying the most recent developments in Islamic feminism, Margot Badran finds an increasingly dynamic global phenomenon that is as varied as it is radical.
11/2/2006
International: Hirsi Ali's film - a review of its contents
WLUML does not usually carry letters from networkers on its website. However, in the spirit of protecting the precious remaining space for discussion among ourselves and with a wider audience, we would like to share a letter.
11/2/2006
Egypt: Women's status in political movements
Conference recommendations on women's status in political movements following the parliamentary election from the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights.
10/2/2006
International: Doing away with the Enlightenment?
Facts: 30.09.2005: the conservative Danish daily Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons portraying Prophet Muhammad: Muslim groups in Copenhagen demand public excuses; this is followed by death threats and demonstrations.
9/2/2006
Mundial: La doble ignorancia del Islam y de la libertad
A consecuencia de la publicación de unas caricaturas con respecto a la persona del Profeta, por razones probablemente malintencionadas, la reacción de ciertos musulmanes se sitúa más allá del surrealismo.
9/2/2006
Cameroon: 50 public figures named in gay witchhunt by Cameroon's papers
Cameroon has been rocked by an anti-gay crusade in newspapers that have accused more than 50 prominent figures of homosexuality.